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My new co-worker just called. http://bit.ly/OkZCUc That would be former WFSB anchor, Al Terzi whose said his official first day at Fox Ct is Monday, July 9. Here?s the scoop according to the guy himself. Terzi said he?ll be filling in as anchor on the 4, 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts through Thursdays, and on Fridays sharing the desk with Alison Morris. He will also be alongside Laurie Perez on Sunday?s ?The Real Story? adding his political savvy to the show. And he?

EAST HARTFORD - Police said they found the body of a small child in a trash can outside a home on Tolland Street in East Hartford Tuesday night, according to Fox CT. The call came in around 8:30 p.m. and authorities say they are still investigating. Read more at foxct.com .

There will be some new on-air faces this month at FOX CT. Madison native Audrey Kuchen begins Aug. 12 as a general-assignment reporter and video journalist. On Aug. 25, Alison Morris begins duties as a weekend anchor and consumer reporter. Kuchen, who has worked for the past four years at KOBI-TV in Medford, Ore., previously worked as a video journalist in California. Kuchen graduated from the University of Arizona and is a member of American Women in Radio and Television and Gamma Phi Beta.

You can watch U.S. Senate candidates — Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon — debate live Monday at 7 p.m. on Fox CT. Tuesday, candidates for governor — Republican Tom Foley and Democrat Dan Malloy — debate live at 7 p.m., also on Fox CT. The debates will be broadcast from the Belding Theater at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. If you have a ticket, please arrive early. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and close promptly at 6:45 p.m. If you don't have a ticket, please watch from the comfort of your home.

Former FOX CT meteorologist Geoff Fox, fired last week for what the company called "inappropriate conduct," issued a statement saying he did not expect a conversation on Facebook to be revealed publicly. Fox made the statement on his "My Permanent Record," blog late Sunday, saying the chats were intended to be private between two consenting adults. "I had no idea this private conversation would be made public, but what I did was still wrong even if it had remained private," he wrote on the blog.

By MARYELLEN FILLO, fillo@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, July 9, 2012

Veteran newscaster Al Terzi has joined FOX CT. Rich Graziano, vice president and general manager, made the announcement Sunday. "Al Terzi's addition to our newsroom solidifies FOX CT's standing as the best news team in Connecticut," said Graziano, who is also publisher of The Courant. "For many years Al has been a trusted and knowledgeable presence in the Connecticut media. As we continue to deliver the highest quality of local news coverage and editorial content in the state, Al is the perfect addition to our award-winning team.

By MARYELLEN FILLO, mfillo@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, April 9, 2013

In case you haven't noticed, Fox Ct anchor Laurie Perez has been MIA. She has a good reason. She is about to become a MRS. The South Windsor native and daughter of Vic and Rose Perez, will be saying “I do” to fiance Jeff Collette at nuptials in Hawaii Saturday. According to Perez, who also co-hosts the station's ”The Real Story,” the wedding will be a sunset affair on a deck overlooking the ocean. It will be a very traditional Hawaiian ceremony, she said, with Hawaiian songs performed on a ukulele for the reception.

Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant and Rich Coppola of FOX CT will be honored as part of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association awards weekend June 8-10 in Salisbury, N.C.. Coppola, the FOX CT sports director, was named Connecticut sportscaster of the year for the eighth time. Amore, who is the UConn men's basketball beat writer, was named Connecticut sportswriter of the year for the second time. ESPN college basketball announcer Dick Vitale will be inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame as will sportswriter Mitch Albom.

By Daniela Altimari, daltimari@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, July 16, 2014

The two Republicans running for governor of Connecticut will face one another at a debate in Hartford on Thursday. Tom Foley, a businessman from Greenwich and former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, and John McKinney of Fairfield, the Republican leader in the state Senate, will square off at The Hartford Courant office at noon. The debate is not open to the general public but it will be streamed live on courant.com and foxct.com . It will also be broadcast at 10 a.m. Sun., July 20, on FOX CT's "Political Power Hour.

By NICHOLAS RONDINONE, nrondinone@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, June 26, 2014

NEW MILFORD — A man was killed in a motorcylce accident involving a van on Still River Drive Thursday afternoon, police said. Alexander Hamilton, 66, of New Milford taken by LifeStar Helicopter to the Danbury Hospital, but died from his injuries, New Milford Police said. Police said early investigation shows that crashed into the rear of a van stopped on the road about 2:15 p.m. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. Anyone with information is being asked to call Officer Richard Begnoche and Officer Raymond White at (860)

By NICHOLAS RONDINONE, nrondinone@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, June 26, 2014

Splash Car Wash, a company that has locations in Connecticut, is warning customers of a data breach that compromised credit card information, according to a letter from the company. The company said the breach occured from the end of February until mid-May and has affected 1,400 costumers at six locations in Connecticut: Fairfield, Shelton, Bridgeport, West Haven and two in Greenwich. The company is suggesting customers check their credit cards for fraudulent charges and contact their credit card companies should they find anything.

By MARA LEE and SAVANNAH MUL, mlee@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, June 21, 2014

ROXBURY — After Joseph "Joey" Awlasewicz died in an ATV riding accident, town officials had to decide if they should go forward with the already scheduled start-of-summer party scheduled for Friday, the day after his death. The gathering went on, and a local minister said a prayer for the 11-year-old boy, known by most everyone in his small elementary school. He had just graduated from fifth grade this week. The ATV hit a tree on Thursday, and after searchers found the missing boy, he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Are we a colorblind society yet? A Key Issues Forum next Tuesday, June 24, looks at how far we've come and what we need to become "post-racial. " Panelists are Lois Brown, chairwoman of the African American Studies Program at Wesleyan University; William A. Howe, who manages civil rights programs for the State Department of Education; and Orlando Rodriguez, legislative analyst at Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission. The forum will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The224 auditorium at The Conference of Churches, 224 Farmington Ave., Hartford.

By ANERI PATTANI, apattaini@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, June 11, 2014

FOX CT won nine Emmy Awards Saturday night, making it the most awarded station in New England. The awards were presented by the Boston/New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at its 37th annual ceremony at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. "The FOX CT team works every day to bring the best stories about Connecticut to our viewers. It is an honor to be recognized for the commitment and dedication of our team," said Coleen Marren, the station's news director.

NEW BRITAIN - An Amtrak train struck a car on a section of track near the Berlin line Sunday night. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. between Fulton Street and Christian Lane on a northbound train with a final destination of Springfield, Mass. No injuries were reported. Police said the car had been stolen from a nearby salvage lot and driven through a fence when it became stuck on the tracks and abandoned. A second car stolen from the lot was left nearby. A second train came to pick passengers up and bring them to their final destination.

By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY and NICK RONDINONE, cdempsey@courant.com and The Hartford Courant, May 16, 2014

NEWINGTON — Some 10 hours after it began, a standoff at an apartment complex on Church Street on Thursday ended with a man taking his own life, police said. The man, identified Friday as John Reyor, 55, shot himself in the head, police said. The standoff at Gloucester Village apartments started shortly after midnight Wednesday when police received a 911 call from the man, police said. He had left his apartment and went into the basement of another apartment building, according to Lt. Nick Miano.